GroundRules
CCP § 377.20
Where this section sits in the code
- Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
- PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]
- TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS [367. - 389.5.]
- CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death [377.10. - 377.62.]
- ARTICLE 2. Survival and Continuation [377.20. - 377.22.]
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.
(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.
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